| Best for independent study and best for self-study are synonymous. The last list I think should be added is "What not to use." When it comes to the "Most Accurate" thing, I've made some changes to the lists that you might like.
If you add a review book to the list, include the appropriate letters as indicated by the legend, where applicable. Best Practice Tests
Legend:
O - Overly difficult practice tests.
A - Accuracy (practice tests that are most similar to the real thing).
Art History -
Biology -
Calculus AB -
Calculus BC -
Chemistry -
Macroeconomics -
Microeconomics -
English Language -
English Literature -
Environmental Science -
European History -
U.S. Govt & Politics -
Physics B -
Physics C -
Psychology - Barron's (A)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics -
U.S. History -
World History - Best for Independent Study
Legend:
I - Good for use independently (without any other materials such as textbooks).
T - Could be used independently, but an in-depth knowledge requires a textbook.
Q - Questions throughout the book that help reinforce information (practice tests do not count).
E - Easy to read.
S - A lot of superfluous information.
P - Practice tests included.
Art History -
Biology -
Calculus AB -
Calculus BC -
Chemistry -
Macroeconomics -
Microeconomics -
English Language -
English Literature -
Environmental Science -
European History -
U.S. Govt & Politics -
Physics B -
Physics C -
Psychology - Barron's (T, Q, E, S, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics -
U.S. History -
World History - Best for Complementing Class
Legend:
H - Helpful in preparing for random tests throughout the year, apart from the actual exam.
N - Not strictly a review book (can be used to teach material, and not just to review it).
T - Teacher recommendation.
P - Practice tests included.
Art History -
Biology -
Calculus AB -
Calculus BC -
Chemistry -
Macroeconomics -
Microeconomics -
English Language -
English Literature -
Environmental Science -
European History -
U.S. Govt & Politics -
Physics B -
Physics C -
Psychology - Barron's (H, N, T, P)
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics -
U.S. History -
World History - What NOT to use
Legend:
N - Not enough information.
T - Too much information (extra information is good, but not to the point where you can't differentiate between the useful stuff, and the filler).
H - Hard to understand.
P - No practice questions included in the review book.
U - Unhelpful practice questions.
O - Price of book much greater than actual value.
Art History -
Biology -
Calculus AB -
Calculus BC -
Chemistry -
Macroeconomics -
Microeconomics -
English Language -
English Literature -
Environmental Science -
European History -
U.S. Govt & Politics -
Physics B -
Physics C -
Psychology -
Spanish Language -
Spanish Literature -
Statistics -
U.S. History -
World History -
And yes, I just realized that a lot of the letters used for the legend seem randomly chosen, but, I assure you, this is not the case. Most letters are the first letter of a key word in the description.
If you add to the list(s), copy and paste ALL of the previous lists for easier access. Also, make sure to make the titles ("What NOT to use," etc.) bold and underlined. You can do this by pressing Ctrl and B, then Ctrl and U.
Last edited by rockermcr : 04-26-2007 at 08:24 PM.
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